The same could said of the third and more obscure general in this triptych, the Reich’s military commander in the Paris region, Dietrich von Choltitz. While Eisenhower and de Gaulle butted heads ...

Dietrich von Choltitz's claims to have saved Paris form ruin are untrue, a French historian says. Photo: Screengrab/France TV The last Nazi commander in charge of Paris famously claimed he saved ...

Hitler sent Gen Dietrich von Choltitz to Paris on August 7th with orders to defend the city or destroy it. As Allied and Free French forces advanced from Normandy and Provence towards Paris ...

Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city.